DRG 697
Medical DRGUrethral Stricture
What is MS-DRG 697?
MS-DRG 697 is a Medical Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Group under Major Diagnostic Category 11 (MDC 11). It maps to 38 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. For FY 2026 it carries a relative weight of 1.0778 with a geometric mean length of stay of 2.6 days and an arithmetic mean of 3.6 days. Hospitals use this grouping to determine reimbursement for inpatient stays under Medicare.
FY 2026 Payment Data
Official values from Table 5 of the FY 2026 IPPS Final Rule (CMS).
Linked ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Mappings
- N35.010
Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, meatal
BillableChapter 14 - N35.011
Post-traumatic bulbous urethral stricture
BillableChapter 14 - N35.012
Post-traumatic membranous urethral stricture
BillableChapter 14 - N35.013
Post-traumatic anterior urethral stricture
BillableChapter 14 - N35.014
Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, unspecified
BillableChapter 14 - N35.016
Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
BillableChapter 14 - N35.021
Urethral stricture due to childbirth
BillableChapter 14 - N35.028
Other post-traumatic urethral stricture, female
BillableChapter 14 - N35.111
Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, meatal
BillableChapter 14 - N35.112
Postinfective bulbous urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male
BillableChapter 14 - N35.113
Postinfective membranous urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male
BillableChapter 14 - N35.114
Postinfective anterior urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male
BillableChapter 14 - N35.116
Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, overlapping sites
BillableChapter 14 - N35.119
Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, unspecified
BillableChapter 14 - N35.12
Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, female
BillableChapter 14 - N35.811
Other urethral stricture, male, meatal
BillableChapter 14 - N35.812
Other bulbous urethral stricture, male
BillableChapter 14 - N35.813
Other membranous urethral stricture, male
BillableChapter 14 - N35.814
Other anterior urethral stricture, male
BillableChapter 14 - N35.816
Other urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
BillableChapter 14 - N35.819
Other urethral stricture, male, unspecified site
BillableChapter 14 - N35.82
Other urethral stricture, female
BillableChapter 14 - N35.911
Unspecified urethral stricture, male, meatal
BillableChapter 14 - N35.912
Unspecified bulbous urethral stricture, male
BillableChapter 14 - N35.913
Unspecified membranous urethral stricture, male
BillableChapter 14 - N35.914
Unspecified anterior urethral stricture, male
BillableChapter 14 - N35.916
Unspecified urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
BillableChapter 14 - N35.919
Unspecified urethral stricture, male, unspecified site
BillableChapter 14 - N35.92
Unspecified urethral stricture, female
BillableChapter 14 - N37
Urethral disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
BillableChapter 14 - N99.110
Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, meatal
BillableChapter 14 - N99.111
Postprocedural bulbous urethral stricture, male
BillableChapter 14 - N99.112
Postprocedural membranous urethral stricture, male
BillableChapter 14 - N99.113
Postprocedural anterior bulbous urethral stricture, male
BillableChapter 14 - N99.114
Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, unspecified
BillableChapter 14 - N99.115
Postprocedural fossa navicularis urethral stricture
BillableChapter 14 - N99.116
Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
BillableChapter 14 - N99.12
Postprocedural urethral stricture, female
BillableChapter 14